SOCIALIZATION

GROUP (A1)
MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS
(1) Which of the following things is normally
learned during the socialization process?
A) The roles we are to play in life.
B) The culture’s norms.
C) The language of the people around us.
D) All of the above.
(2) Which of the following statements is true?
A) Socialization plays no part in personality formation in individuals.
B) Large-scale complex societies that are not culturally homogenous
usually have unanimous agreement about what should be the
shared norms.
C) Successful socialization can result in uniformity within society.
D) B and C.
(3) Individuals who have not been socialized in the same way as the
majority of people are often considered by their society to be
A. Mentally ill.
B. Abnormal or odd.
C. Deviant.
D. All of the above.
(4) When does socialization begin?
A) At the time when an individual is conceived or within the first few
weeks following conception.
B) At birth or shortly thereafter.
C) On entering nursery school or kindergarten.
 D) When children reach puberty and are able to understand the
reasons for society’s rules
(5) The process of learning one’s culture and how to live within it is
called.
A) Culture.
B) Socialization.
C) Association.
D) None of these.
(6) A child learns behaviors values and actions from his family it is.
A) Primary socialization.
B) Secondary.
C) Developmental.
D) None of the above.
(7) Learning behavior in a social institution or developing social skills is
called.
A) Primary.
B) Secondary.
C) Developmental socialization.
D) None of these.
(8) Socialization is a continuous lifelong process and self develops as a
result of social interactions this is
A) Role theory.
B) Reinforcement theory.
C) Symbolic interactionism.
D) None of these.
(9) The institution most closely associated with the process of
socialization is the
A) Family.
B) Peer group.
 C) School.
D) State.
(10) The four ideal types of social action that Weber identified were as
follows instrumentally - rational, value-rational traditional and
A) Affectual.
B) Affective.
C) Effective.
D) Infected.
(11) In socialization fundamental element of socialization is.
A) Integration.
B) Institution.
C) Interaction.
D) Association.
(12) Who defines “Socialization is the process of working together of
developing group responsibility or being guided by the welfare needs of
others.”
A) Bogardus
B) Ogburn.
C) Spencer.
D) Comte.
(13) Who define socialization as “ Socialization is the process by which
the individual learns to conform to the norms of the group”
A) Linton.
B) Comte.
C) Tonnies.
D) Ogburn.
(14) Who defines “ Socialization is the process in which child acquires a
cultural content and develops a selfhood and personality.”
A) Green.
 B) Emile Durkheim.
C) Karl Marx.
D) Linton
(15) What is refer to as the rule or standard that governs out conduct in
the social situation in which.
A) Values.
B) Rule.
C) Norms.
D) Laws.
(16) What is the measure of goodness and desirability.
A) Laws.
B) Values.
C) Conformity.
D) Norms.
(17) Which of the following statements is true?
A) Unlike other animals, human infants are born with a culture.
B) Human infants come into the world ready to learn a culture but
are not born with one.
C) Socialization is another word refer for acculturation.
D) b and c
(18) The general process of acquiring culture is referred to as.
A) Socialization.
B) Acculturation.
C) Semai.
D) None of the above.
(19) Who is mostly involved directly in the socialization of children
around the world?
A) Adult men 20-40 years of age
B) Grandparents.
 C) Women and girls.
D) None of the above
(20) The receptive practicing of basic skills by an individual is an
example of which kind of educational method.
A) Formal.
B) Informal.
C) Technical.
D) None of the above

FEATURES OF SOCILIZATION

1. Who is mostly involved directly in the socialization of children

around the world?
a) adult men 20-40 years of age
b) grandparents
c) women and girls
Ans. c

2. When does socialization begin?

a) at the time when an individual is conceived or within the first few
weeks following conception
b) at birth or shortly thereafter
c) on entering nursery school or kindergarten
d) when children reach puberty and are able to understand the
reasons for society's rules
Ans. b

3. Which of the following things is normally learned during the

socialization process?
a) the roles we are to play in life
b) the culture's norms
c) the language of the people around us
d) all of the above
Ans. d

4. The general process of acquiring culture is referred to as

_____________ .
a) socialization
b) acculturation
c) semai
d) none of the above
Ans. a

5. Which of the following is true of socialization?

a) Early childhood is the period of the most intense and the most
crucial socialization.

b) Socialization continues until we are adults and then usually stops

because we have learned our culture by that time.
c) All cultures use the same techniques to socialize their children.
Ans. a

6. Socialization helps controls _________

a) Human being.
b) Human thinking
c) Human well-being
d) Human behavior
Ans. d

7. The repetitive practicing of basic skills by an individual is an

example of which kind of educational method?
a) formal
b) informal
c) technical
d) none of the above
Ans. b

8. "A way of life in which all memebers of a society

participate" is defined as
a) pularity
b) inequality
c) culture
d) socialization
Ans. c

9. The most important agent of socialization in early childhood is

a) The mass media
b) A peer group
c) The family

d) A pre-school
Ans. c

10. Identify the primary agency of socialization.

a) Media
b) Family
c) Laws
d) Work place
Ans. b

11. A way of thinking, feeling and beliieving is know as

a) social interaction
b) scoiological imagination
c) liberalization
d) culture
Ans. d
12. One may show a disciplined behavior to gain __________.
a) social approval
b) economical approval
c) psychological approval
d) someone’s trust.
Ans. a

13. In early childhood, family members are generally responsible for

the process of
a. primary socialization.
b. secondary socialization.
c. subculture socialization.
d. adult socialization.

Ans. a

14. Socialization leads to the ____________ of culture.

a) Repression
b) Fracture
c) Transmission
d) None of this
Ans. c
15._________ is the totality of learned and socially transmitted
behaviour.
a) Culture
b) Finance
c) Hunger
d) Physiological needs
Ans. a

16. Socialization allows a person to enter the social, cultural world.

A. True
B. Untruth
C. Cannot tell
D. None of this
Ans. a

17. The formation of personality begins at ________________

A. Family
B. Tradition
C. Stories
D. School
Ans. d

18. ______________ is important in shaping one's identity.

A. Play group
B. Friends group
C. Facebook
d. School
Ans. b

19. . _________ is the totality of learned and socially transmitted

behaviour.

A. Culture
B. Finance
C. Hunger
D. Physiological needs
Ans. A

20. . __________ is unique to man.

A. Culture
B. Body
C. Hunger
D. Sleep
Ans. A
 TYPES OF SOCILIZATION

1. Who described socialization as a lifelong process_______

A. Green
B. W. H. Ogburn
C. Orville F Brim
D. Bogardus
Ans: C

2. In early childhood, family members are generally responsible

for the process of_____
a. primary socialization.
b. secondary socialization.
c. subculture socialization.
d. Adult socialization
Ans: a

3. A child learn language and develop basic habits during ______

A. Primary socialization
B. Secondary socialization
C. Adult socialization
D. Developmental socialization
Ans: A

4. The concept of primary socialization is introduced by_____

A. Sigmund Freud
 B. Charles Cooley
C. Bogardus
D. Green
Ans: B

5.Primary socialization takes place in ______

A. Peers group
B. Neighborhood
C. Education system
D. Family
Ans: D

6.Type of socialization seen outside the

immediate family______
A. Primary socialization
B. Secondary socialization
C. Adult socialization
D. Developmental socialization
Ans: B

7.What is the very common agent of secondary

socialization?
A. Family
B. Peer group
C. Social media
D. Realtives
Ans: B

8.In secondary socialization_______

A. Children learn to speak
B. An individual takes new duties
 C. Children learn how to behave in public vs
at home
D. None of the above
Ans: C

9.An individual learn to take up new duties and

responsibilities durring______
A. Primary socialization
B. Secondary socialization
C. Developmental socialization
D. Adult socialization
Ans: D

10. Adult socialization typically_____________?

A. occurs incidentally and unconsciously
B. involves acquiring a self-image
C. is less effective and easier to resist than
childhood socialization
D. all of the above
Ans: C

11. Which of the following is the example of

adult socialization:
A. Becoming a parent
B. Newly Married couple
C. Taking up a new job
D. All of the above
Ans: D

12. In which type of socialization a person

develop his or her social skills______
A. Adult socialization
B. Developmental socialization
C. Anticipatory socialization
 D. Resocialization
Ans: B

13. Younger generation transfer knowledge to

older generation is the example of______
A. Adult socialization
B. Developmental socialization
C. Anticipatory socialization
D. Resocialization
Ans: B

14. Example of Developmental socialization:

A. A shy senior starts to teach his/her Juniors
in order to develop verbal communication
B. Taking responsibility as a parent
C. Child learn to walk
D. None of the above
Ans: A

15. Adapting new values and standards of the

group that one aspire to join is the process
of____
A. Developmental socialization
B. Resocialization
C. Anticipatory socialization
D. Secondary socialization
Ans: C

16. Anticipatory socialization was first defined

by______
A. Robert K Merton
B. Bogardus
C. Orville F Brim
 D. Sigmund Freud
Ans: A

17. Law students learning to behave like

lawyers is the example of_____
A. Primary socialization
B. Secondary socialization
C. Adult socialization
D. Anticipatory socialization
Ans: D

18. “Anticipatory socialization is a sort of

mental rehearsal for some future activity” is
giving by ________
A. Charles cooley
B. Henslin
C. W. H. Ogburn
D. None of the above
Ans: B

19. Radically changing someone’s personality

by carefully controlling their environment is
the process of _______
A. Developmental socialization
B. Anticipatory socialization
C. Resocialization
D. Adult socialization
Ans: C

20. Which of the following is not the example

of Resocialization:
A. Prohibitation of sati
B. Triple talaak judgement
 C. Criminal rehabilitation
D. All of the above
Ans: D

THEORIES OF SOCIALIZATION

1) The mind is social and society is mental were two primary

preposition prescribed by ………..
a) G.H.Mead
b) C.H.Cooley
c) Sigmund Freud
d) W.I.Thomas
2) Breaking with past experiences and learning new values and
mores
a) Resocialization
b) Internalization
c) Socialization
d) Assimilation

3) What did Mead call the part of the self that is creative,
unpredictable, and spontaneous?
a) the role-taking self
b) the “me”
c) the “I”
d) the generalized self

4) Which of the following best explains the difference between the

game stage and the play stage?
 a) The game stage is more sophisticated, with several
participants being involved, each with a distinct role.
b) The play stage is more sophisticated because the child’s
values, beliefs, and attitudes start to depend on general
concepts.
c) The play stage is less sophisticated because during this time
all the child does is mimic the behavior of others without
taking on any roles.
d) The game stage is less sophisticated because the child is
not yet able to understand the concept of role taking.

5) Which of Mead's three stages of the development of Self comes

first?
a) Imitation
b) Games
c) Play
6) imagining how we appear to others is called
a) restrictive behavior.
b) nature versus nurture.
c) the generalized other.
d) the looking-glass self.

7) developed the concept of the looking-glass self

a) Rene Spitz
b) Ivan Pavlov
c)Charles Cooley
d) John Locke

8) Which term refers to the cultural process of learning to

participate in group life?
a) Agents of Socialization
b) Primary Socialization
c) Socialization
 d) Resocialization

9) Charles H. Cooley developed the Theory of the Looking Glass Self

which states ____________.
a) You must view others through their scope
b) The self develops through a process of reflection
c) Put yourself in others people shoes before judging them
d) Think of yourself before others

10) George Herbert Mead's "I" refers to

a) The "what do I want"/seeking self fulfillment
b) individual cultural origins
c) How other interpret our actions
d) the symbols that others give us

STAGES OF
SOCILIZATION

1.How many Stages Of Socialization are there?

A)4
B)5
C)6
D)3
Answer:B
2.Which Stage Extends From the fourth year to puberty?
A)Anal Stage
B)Oral Stage
C) Adolescence Stage
D)Puberty Stage
Answer:D
3.In Which Stage Baby is not involved in the family as a whole?
A)Puberty Stage
B)Anal Stage
C)Oral Stage
D)All Of the above.
Answer:C
4.Which kinds of identification are there in puberty Stage.
A)With the father & mother.
B)with the siblings.
C)with the family as a member.
D)All of the above.
Answer:D
5.According to Freud's which identification is correct.
A)Social Identification
B)Primary Identification
C)Biological Identification
D)None Of the above
Answer:B
6.In Puberty Stage how many years child belongs to it
A)1 or 2years
B)5 or 6 years
C)12 or 13 years
D)None of the above
Answer:C
7.The Choice of a marriage partner is made by whom?
A)Child
B)Elders
C)Both 1 &2
D)None of the Above
Answer:B
8.The Stage beigns with?
A)Crisis
B)Birth
C)On first Cry
D)Both 2 & 3
Answer: B
9.Identification in the first sense links a boy with___
A)Father
B) Brother
C) Mother
D)Both 1& 2
Answer:D
10.During Which Stage, the Child internalizes two roles?
A)Anal Stage
B)Puberty Stage
C)Oral Stage
D)Adolescence Stage
Answer:A
11.In Some Societies vital decision concerning adolescent are
taken by___.
A)Parents
B)Child
C)Both 1 & 2
D)None of the above
Answer:A

12.What does baby do on his first crisis?

A. He laugh to attract attention
B. He start eating
C. He start to breathe
D.he start to walk
Ans. C
13.What is the duration of anal stage
A. Before first year and extends up to 3 year
B. After first year and extend up to 4 years
C. After 2 years and extends up to 4 year
D. After one year and extends of up to 3 years
Ans.D
14.When does child become a member of family?
A. Adolescence stage
B. Puberty Stage
C. Anal stage
D. Oral stage
Ans.B
15.What is the main focus in anal stage?
A. Toilet training
B. Interacting with others
C. Learning habits
D. Identification of object
Ans.A
16.Which stage child describe his biological sex?
A. Puberty
B. Anal
C. Oral
D. Adolescence
Ans A
17.When does the stages of socialization start?
A. Child's become one year old
B. It begin with birth of child
C. When child become six months
D. When child becomes five years
Ans. B
In which stage does life 18.between childhood and adulthood is
there?
A. Adolescence stage
B. Peer group
C. Oral stage
D. Puberty Stage
Ans. A
19.In which year does the term gender role was used?
A. 1956
B. 1960
C. 1954
D. 1963
Ans. C
20.At which stage does child discriminate correct and incorrect
behaviour?
A. At anal stage
B. Puberty Stage
C. Adolescence stage
D. Oral stage
Ans. A
21.How much time does a average person takes to watch
television?
A. 4 hrs in a day
B. 10 hrs in a day
C. 6 hrs in a day
D. 1 hr in a day
Ans. A
22.What does 60 years ago family does if his child abuse?
A. They lock in a room
B. They beats with wooden spoon
C. They talk about that situation
D. They throw them out from family
Ans. B
23.How the child identify his expectation about his feeding time?
A. By laughing
B. By becoming sad
C. By crying
D. By becoming quite
Ans. C
24.In some societies vital decisions concerning adolescents are
taking by?
 A. Parents or guardians
B. People in society
C. Marriage partner
D. Grand Parents
Ans. A

IMPORTANCE OF SOCILIZATION

1.The word “socialisation” means

A. Following social norms relentlessly
B. Revolting against social norms
C. Understanding the social diversity
D. Adjusting in the society
Ans:- D

2. According to mead, the socialized self means

that
A. We think before we act.
B. We have learned enough to function independently.
 C. We are capable of achieving at a maximum capacity.
D. We are constantly learning
Ans:- A

3.According to mead, the earliest stage of

socialisation is called the_________ stage.
A. Maturation
B. Game
C. Infancy
D. Preparatory
Ans:- D
4. A person who intended to join the army may start doing physical
exercises to toughen his body and leaning the manner of army.
The behaviour comes under which type of socialisation.
A. Primary socialisation
B. Secondary socialisation
C. Anticipatory socialisation
D. Re-socialisation
Ans:- C

5. The general process of acquiring culture is

referred to as______
A. Socialization
B. Acculturation
C. Both a & b
D. None of the above
Ans :- A
6. A teacher can develop social values among
students by______
A. Telling them about great people
B. Developing a sense of discipline
C. Behaving ideally
D. Telling them good stories
Ans:- C

7. Socialisation is a life process generally divided

into two parts primary and secondary
socialisation primary refers to___
A. Socialisation at primary school level
B. Socialisation at home
C. Socialisation in early life, as a child
D. None of the above
Ans:- C

8. Broad socialisation is intended to promote

A. Independence and self-expression
B. Obedience and conformity
C. Both a & b
D. None of the above
Ans:- A

9. Which of the following things is normally

learned during the socialisation process
A. The roles we are to play in life
B. The language of the people around us
C. The cultural’ s norms
 D. All of the above
Ans:- D
10. Which one of the following are secondary agents of
socialization
A. Family and neighbourhood
B. Family and relatives
C. School and neighbourhood
D. School and immediate family member
Ans:-C

11. The most intense and crucial socialisation

takes place
A. Throughout the life of a person
B. During adolescence
C. During early childhood
D. During adulthood
Ans:- C

12. The study of juvenile delinquency

includes children who are_____
A. Neglected
B. Dependant
C. Physically or psychologically abused
D. All of the above
Ans:- D

13. Following is the agency of socialisation

A. Family
B. School
 C. Both a & b
D. None of the above
Ans:-C

14. Who plays the most important role in the

formation of personality
A. Family
B. Peer group
C. School
D. None of the above
Ans:-A

15. Family members are generally responsible

for the process of
A. Secondary socialisation
B. Primary socialisation
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above
Ans:- B

16. The kind of learning which is based on the

achievements of primary socialisation is called
as:
A. Primary socialisation
B. Anticipatory socialisation
C. Development socialisation
D. Broad socialisation
Ans:- C
17. Which one of the following is correctly
matched
A. Emotional development-maturation
B. Physical development-enviorment
C. Cognitive development-maturation
D. Social development-enviorment
Ans:- D

18. Which of the following is not an agent of

socialisation
A. Family
B. Education
C. Religion
D. Infrastructure
Ans:- D

19. The institution most closely associated

with the process of socialisation is the
A. Family
B. Peer group
C. School
D. State
Ans:-A

20. What is the name of the process by which

we acquire a sense of identity and become
members of society
A. Rationalization
B. Colonization
C. Mc donaldization
D. Socialisation
Ans:-D